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This section includes 61 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Aptitude knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
A man completes of a job in 10 days. At this rate, how many more days will it takes him to finish the job? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 7 1 2 |
| Answer» C. 7 | |
| 2. |
A wall of 100 meters can be built by 7 men or 10 women in 10 days. How many days will 14 men and 20 women take to build a wall of 600 metres ? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 0 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 0 |
| Answer» B. 0 | |
| 3. |
If 5 spiders can catch five files in five minutes, how many files can hundred spiders catch in 100 minutes ? |
| A. | 00 |
| B. | 00 |
| C. | 000 |
| D. | 000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
If 12 carpenters, working 6 hours a day, can make 460 chairs in 24 days, how many chairs will 18 carpenters make in 36 days, each working 8 hours a day ? |
| A. | 260 |
| B. | 320 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 380 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
4 persons can prepare an admission list in 8 days working 7 hours a day. If 3 persons join them so as to complete the work in 4 days, they need to work per day for ? |
| A. | hours |
| B. | hours |
| C. | 0 hours |
| D. | 2 hours |
| Answer» C. 0 hours | |
| 6. |
5 persons can prepare an admission list in 8 days working 7 hours a day. If 2 persons join them so as to complete the work in 4 days, they need to work per day for ? |
| A. | hours |
| B. | hours |
| C. | 0 hours |
| D. | 2 hours |
| Answer» D. 2 hours | |
| 7. |
Working 8 hours a day, 12 men can do a work in 30 days. Working 4 hours a day, 18 men can do work in ? |
| A. | 0 days |
| B. | 0 days |
| C. | 5 days |
| D. | 0 days |
| Answer» C. 5 days | |
| 8. |
50 people consume 350 kg of rice in 30 days. In how many days will 35 people consume 50 kg of rice ? |
| A. | days |
| B. | days |
| C. | days |
| D. | days |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 9. |
If 5 workers can collect 60 kg wheat in 3 days, how many kilograms of wheat will 8 workers collect in 5 days ? |
| A. | 0 kg |
| B. | 00 kg |
| C. | 20 kg |
| D. | 60 kg |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
30 labourers working 7 hours a day can finish a piece of work in 18 days. If the labourers work 6 hours a day, then the number of labourers to finish the same piece of work in 30 days, will be ? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 2 | |
| 11. |
49 pumps can empty a reservoir in $$6\frac{1}{2}$$ days, working 8 hours a day. If 196 pumps are used for 5 hours each day, then the same work will be complete in ? |
| A. | days |
| B. | ${\text{2}}\frac{1}{2}$$ days |
| C. | ${\text{2}}\frac{3}{5}$$ days |
| D. | days |
| Answer» D. days | |
| 12. |
3 men or 6 women can do a piece of work in 20 days. In how days will 12 men and 8 women do the same work ? |
| A. | ${\text{3}}\frac{1}{2}{\text{ days}}$$ |
| B. | ${\text{3}}\frac{3}{4}{\text{ days}}$$ |
| C. | [{\text{4 days}}\] |
| D. | [{\text{5 days}}\] |
| Answer» C. [{\text{4 days}}\] | |
| 13. |
If 5 men or 7 women can earn Rs. 5250 per day, how much would 7 men and 13 women earn per day ? |
| A. | s. 11600 |
| B. | s. 11700 |
| C. | s. 16100 |
| D. | s. 17100 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
If 6 persons working 8 hours a day earn Rs. 8400 per week, then 9 persons working 6 hours a day will earn per week ? |
| A. | s. 8400 |
| B. | s. 9450 |
| C. | s. 16200 |
| D. | s. 16800 |
| Answer» C. s. 16200 | |
| 15. |
Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical machines can produce a total of 180 bottles per hour. How many bottles could 15 such machines produce on 30 minutes ? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 50 |
| C. | 00 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» B. 50 | |
| 16. |
Four gardeners with four grass mowers mow 400 sq. m of ground in 4 hours. How long would it take for eight gardeners with eight grass mowers to mow 800 sq. m of ground ? |
| A. | hours |
| B. | hours |
| C. | hours |
| D. | 2 hours |
| Answer» B. hours | |
| 17. |
If 7 maids with 7 mops cleaned 7 floors in 7 hours, how long would it take 3 maids to mop 3 floors with 3 mops ? |
| A. | $\frac{7}{3}{\text{ hours}}$$ |
| B. | ${\text{3 hours}}$$ |
| C. | $\frac{{49}}{3}{\text{ hours}}$$ |
| D. | ${\text{7 hours}}$$ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
30 men can do a piece of work in 16 days. How many men would be required to do the same work in 20 days ? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 8 |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» C. 6 | |
| 19. |
56 men can complete a piece of work in 24 days. In how many days can 42 men complete the same piece of work ? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» C. 8 | |
| 20. |
A flagstaff 17.5 m high caste a shadow of length 40.25 m. The height of the building, which casts a shadow of length 28.75 m under similar conditions will be ? |
| A. | 0 m |
| B. | 2.5 m |
| C. | 7.5 m |
| D. | 1.25 m |
| Answer» C. 7.5 m | |
| 21. |
On a certain map of India the actual distance of 1450 km between two cities Delhi and Kolkata is shown as 5 cm. What scale is used to draw the map ? |
| A. | $1:15 \times {10^6}$$ |
| B. | $1:20 \times {10^6}$$ |
| C. | $1:25 \times {10^6}$$ |
| D. | $1:29 \times {10^6}$$ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
If $$\frac{4}{9}$$ th of a bucket is filled in 1 minute, the rest of it will be filled in ? |
| A. | ${\text{ 1 minute}}$$ |
| B. | $\frac{9}{4}{\text{ minute}}$$ |
| C. | $\frac{5}{4}{\text{ minute}}$$ |
| D. | $\frac{4}{5}{\text{ minute}}$$ |
| Answer» D. $\frac{4}{5}{\text{ minute}}$$ | |
| 23. |
A canteen requires 651 bananas for a week. Totally, how many bananas will it require for the months of April, May and June ? |
| A. | 463 |
| B. | 547 |
| C. | 086 |
| D. | 284 |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» B. 547 | |
| 24. |
A snapshot$${\text{1}}\frac{7}{8} \times 2\frac{1}{2}$$is to be enlarged so that the longer dimension is 4. What will be the dimension of the shorter side ? |
| A. | ${\text{2}}\frac{3}{8}$$ |
| B. | ${\text{2}}\frac{1}{2}$$ |
| C. | ${\text{3}}$$ |
| D. | ${\text{3}}\frac{3}{8}$$ |
| Answer» D. ${\text{3}}\frac{3}{8}$$ | |
| 25. |
An industrial loom weaves 0.128 metres of cloth every second. Approximately, how many seconds will it take for the loom to weave 25 metres of cloth ? |
| A. | 78 |
| B. | 95 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 88 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 26. |
The price of 357 mangoes is Rs. 1517.25. What will be the approximate price of 49 dozens of such mangoes ? |
| A. | s. 3000 |
| B. | s. 3500 |
| C. | s. 4000 |
| D. | s. 2500 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
The cost of 21 pencils and 9 clippers is Rs. 819. The cost price of 7 pencils and 3 clippers is = ? |
| A. | s. 204 |
| B. | s. 409 |
| C. | s. 273 |
| D. | s. 208 |
| Answer» D. s. 208 | |
| 28. |
The cost of 5 kgs of apples is Rs. 450. The cost of 12 dozen mangoes is Rs. 4320 and the cost of 4 kgs of oranges is Rs. 240. What is the total cost of 8 kg of apples, 8 dozen of mangoes and 8 kg of oranges ? |
| A. | s. 4020 |
| B. | s. 4080 |
| C. | s. 4050 |
| D. | ther than those given as option |
| Answer» C. s. 4050 | |
| 29. |
The cost of 8 fans and 14 ovens is Rs. 36520. What is the cost of 12 fans and 21 ovens ? |
| A. | s. 56800 |
| B. | s. 54780 |
| C. | s. 57950 |
| D. | annot be determined |
| Answer» C. s. 57950 | |
| 30. |
The cost of 4 dozen papers is Rs. 24. The cost of 1 score of papers (in rupees) is ? |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 0 |
| C. | 0 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» D. 2 | |
| 31. |
If 2 m, 60 cm cloths is required for one shirt, then the cloth required for 7 shirts is ? |
| A. | 4 m 80 cm |
| B. | 8 m 20 cm |
| C. | 5 m 20 cm |
| D. | 6 m 80 cm |
| Answer» C. 5 m 20 cm | |
| 32. |
Large, medium and small ships are used to bring water. 4 large ships carry as much water as 7 small ships, 3 medium ships carry the same amount of water as 2 large ships and 1 small ship. 15 large, 7 medium and 14 small ships, each made 36 journeys and brought a certain quantity of water. In how many journeys would 12 large, 14 medium and 21 small ships bring the same quantity ? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» C. 2 | |
| 33. |
12 men and 18 boys, working $$7\frac{1}{2}$$hours a day, can do a piece of work in 60 days. If a man works equal to 2 boys, then how many boyswill be required to help 21 men to do twice the work in 50 days, working 9 hours a day ? |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 0 |
| Answer» C. 8 | |
| 34. |
The work done by a women in 8 hours is equal to the work done by a man in 6 hours and by a boy in 12 hours. If working 6 hours per day 9 men can complete a work in 6 days, then in how many days can 12 men, 12 women and 12 boys together finish the same work, working 8 hours per day ? |
| A. | ${\text{1}}\frac{1}{2}{\text{ days}}$$ |
| B. | ${\text{3 days}}$$ |
| C. | ${\text{3}}\frac{2}{3}{\text{ days}}$$ |
| D. | ${\text{4}}\frac{1}{2}{\text{ days}}$$ |
| Answer» B. ${\text{3 days}}$$ | |
| 35. |
A team of workers was employed by a contractor who undertook to finish 360 pieces of an article in a certain number of days. Making four more pieces per day than was planned, they could complete the job a day ahead of schedule. How many days did they take to complete the job ? |
| A. | days |
| B. | days |
| C. | 0 days |
| D. | 2 days |
| Answer» D. 2 days | |
| 36. |
A fort has provisions for 50 days. If after 10 days they are strengthened by 500 men and the food lasts for 35 days longer, the number of men originally in the fort were ? |
| A. | 500 |
| B. | 000 |
| C. | 500 |
| D. | 000 |
| Answer» D. 000 | |
| 37. |
A garrison had provision for a certain number of days. After 10 days, $$\frac{1}{5}$$ of the men desert and it is found that the provisions will now last just as long as before. How long was that ? |
| A. | 5 days |
| B. | 5 days |
| C. | 5 days |
| D. | 0 days |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
A garrison of 500 men had provisions for 27 days. After 3 days a reinforcement of 300 men arrived. For how many more days will the remaining food last now ? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | ${\text{17}}\frac{1}{2}$$ |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» B. 6 | |
| 39. |
In a barrack of soldiers there was stock of food for 190 days for 4000 soldiers. After 30 days 800 soldiers left the barrack. For how many days shall the left over food last for the remaining soldiers ? |
| A. | 75 days |
| B. | 00 days |
| C. | 25 days |
| D. | 50 days |
| Answer» C. 25 days | |
| 40. |
15 men take 21 days of 8 hours each to do a piece of work. How many days of 6 hours each would 21 women take, 3 women do as much work as 2 men ? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 0 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 0 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
If 9 men working$${\text{7}}\frac{1}{2}$$ hours a day can finish a piece of work in 20 days, then how many days will be taken by 12 men, working 6 hours a day to finish the work ? (It is being given that 2 men of latter type work as much as 3 men of the former type.) |
| A. | ${\text{9}}\frac{1}{2}$$ |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | ${\text{12}}\frac{1}{2}$$ |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» D. 3 | |
| 42. |
12 persons can do a piece of work in 4 days. How many persons are required to complete 8 times the work in half the time ? |
| A. | 44 |
| B. | 80 |
| C. | 90 |
| D. | 92 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
A contract is to be complete in 46 days and 117 men were set to work, each working 8 hours a day. After 33 days, $$\frac{4}{7}{\text{ }}$$ of the work is completed. How many additional men may be employed so that the work may be completed in time, each man now working 9 hours a day ? |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» C. 2 | |
| 44. |
A rope makes 70 rounds of the circumference of a cylinder whose radius of the base is 14 cm. How many times can it go round a cylinder with radius 20 cm ? |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 00 |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» C. 00 | |
| 45. |
20 men complete one-third of a piece of work in 20 days. How many more men should be employed to finish the rest of the work in 25 more days ? |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 0 |
| Answer» C. 5 | |
| 46. |
If 17 labourers can dig a ditch 26 m long in 18 days, working 8 hours a day; how many more labourers should be engaged to dig a similar ditch 39 m long in 6 days, each labourer working 9 hours a day ? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 8 | |
| 47. |
A man completes 5/8 of a job in 10 days. At this rate, how many more days will it takes him to finish the job? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 7(1/2) |
| Answer» C. 7 | |
| 48. |
If a quarter kg of potato costs 60 paise, how many paise will 200 gm cost? |
| A. | 48 paise |
| B. | 54 paise |
| C. | 56 paise |
| D. | 72 paise |
| Answer» B. 54 paise | |
| 49. |
In a dairy farm, 40 cows eat 40 bags of husk in 40 days. In how many days one cow will eat one bag of husk? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 1/40 |
| C. | 40 |
| D. | 80 |
| Answer» D. 80 | |
| 50. |
If 7 spiders make 7 webs in 7 days, then 1 spider will make 1 web in how many days? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 7/2 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 49 |
| Answer» D. 49 | |